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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinated By Fashion Design World, February 9, 2001

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This review is from: Fashionably Late (Mass Market Paperback)

Goldsmith held me rapt again with her insider view of the fashion design industry with protagonist Karen Krahn, who seems very like real world Donna Karan. KK has hit it big in the New York design scene but has problems to handle on every level of her life. She can't have a baby because she's just been told by her OB-GYN that she is permanently infertile. Her husband doesn't want to adopt but does want her to sell their company to a huge corporation which will have all of the work done offshore under dubious conditions. Her impossible mother won't reveal who her birth mother is plus her half sister has her eye on Karen's husband. This is a very juicy novel which I couldn't put down. It transports you to that design world and doesn't let go until the end.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Goldsmith, November 27, 2000

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This review is from: Fashionably Late (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a great book that I found very hard to put down. This story revolves around an excellent fashion designer Karen Kahn, who after many years in the aggressive and competetive fashio world, has finally received golden honours. She has a loving husband, wonderful working environs and a dysfunctional but entertaining family, so why is she still unhappy? Karen would love to concieve a child but cannot, plus she was adopted when she was very young, so this really is a story about Karen finding out who she is and what she wants out of life. But, this is not a heavy finding-yourself book, it is a very entertaining and easy to read book that will have you laughing, crying or hurling the book across the room, depending on the bit you are reading!!

I really enjoyed 'Young Wives Club' and 'Bestseller' and this is up there with those two books. I cannot wait to get OS next book as they are all brilliant esp if you are looking for entertaining books to keep you happy over the weekend!

Highly recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of all Ms. Goldsmiths books, May 29, 1998

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This review is from: Fashionably Late (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved this book! The heroine was likeable and real and the plot engrossing. The parts that were somewhat unlikely were still great fun to read. Ms. Goldsmith combines stories that consist of the way life really is and the way that we'd like it to be (happy endings, sweet revenge etc.)

This book is perfect vacation reading and like all of Ms. Goldsmiths books the perfect gift to give to a woman friend. My only regret is that I don't own it in hard cover. I'm going to have to buy multiple copies because of all the wear and tear I've inflicted by re-reading it and lending it out.

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4.0 out of 5 stars WORTH YOUR TIME
What the late Olivia Goldsmith did for the movie business with the excellent Flavor of the Month, here, in FASHIONABLY LATE, she does it again for the fashion world. Read more

Published on January 12, 2005 by Martin Boucher

2.0 out of 5 stars i just kept waiting for something to happen.
I was dissapointed. I liked a lot of her other books but this one seemed to drag on and i kept waiting for something to happen. Not one of my favorites.

Published on December 31, 2002 by L. Reda

2.0 out of 5 stars can't finish this book
I've enjoyed other books by Olivia Goldsmith, but as a mother of an adorable son who happens to be adopted, I can't get past the negative adoption language that is peppered... Read more

Published on December 2, 2002 by J.K.

3.0 out of 5 stars not her best
I liked First Wives Club and Young Wives alot better than this one. The fashion element intrigued me to pick it up, and the subplots were interesting, but like another reviewer... Read more

Published on January 7, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes late is right!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is a relaxing read and doesn't require one to devote a lot of mental power to understanding the message. Read more

Published on December 7, 2001 by Beverly C. Sanders

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little/ A Lot Predictable
As a huge Olivia Goldsmith fan, I was a bit disappointed in Fashionably Late. It was interesting to see an inside view at the fashion industry - and that is one of the main... Read more

Published on August 17, 2001 by At Your Service

2.0 out of 5 stars Is Olivia Goldsmith that shallow?
First off, let me say that I didn't dislike reading this novel. However, I could not identify with any of the characters. Does anyone really care about clothes THAT much? Read more

Published on March 10, 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical Goldsmith Novel
Karen Kahn, a fashion designer at the top of her field, should be on top of the world with happiness. So why isn't she? Read more

Published on July 30, 2000 by Tam Sesto

4.0 out of 5 stars Slow, but decent.
I am a big fan of O.G. This book is a slow read, and I found it hard to get into. Lacks zip, and it is too work oriented for my taste. Read more

Published on September 3, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars better than I thought it would be
Not half-bad. There are so many books out there with a similar plot that I was expecting the worst. I was pleasantly suprised that there was a good bit of humor, plot twists and... Read more

Published on February 16, 1998

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Fashionably late, Karen Kahn and her husband, Jeffrey, walked past the flash of photographers' lights and into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue. Read the first page

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New York, Bill Wolper, Karen Kahn, Madame Renault, Elle Halle, Seventh Avenue, Elise Elliot, Miss Dervitz, Oakley Award, Rockville Centre, Norris Cleveland, Park Avenue, Donna Karan, Long Island, Ralph Lauren, Coco Chanel, Real Deal, Mindy Trawler, Calvin Klein, Jesus Christ, Madison Avenue, Harvey Kramer, Liz Rubin, Mercedes Bernard, Place des Vosges

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